How Many People Are Named Devon?
people named Devon are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,839 people in the US has this name
Based on 92,976 babies named Devon in Social Security records from 1914 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
4,001 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of DEVIN. It may also be partly inspired by the name of the county of Devon in England, which got its name from the Dumnonii, a Celtic tribe.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Devon in English. Counting Devon and these spellings together, about 118,937 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Devon, 22% were girls and 78% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Devon rose from 1.9% in the 1920s to 14.3% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 1950s, at 45.9%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Devon alive today is about 29 years old, and 52% are under 30. Half of them were between 22 and 35 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Devon first appears in the records in 1914 and was given most often in 1995, to 4,001 babies. In 2025, 260 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1914 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Devon has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #117, in 1994. In 2025 it ranked #1,028. Among girls, its best rank was #233, in 1991.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,028 | #3,479 |
| Best rank | #117 (1994) | #233 (1991) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #124 in the 1990s | #356 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Devon alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Devon were born in California than in any other state: about 8,574 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Devon was given 1.8 times as often in Delaware, 1.6 times in Maine and 1.6 times in Pennsylvania.
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